2025 Vikings Open
32 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Canberra, Australia. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1997, and top seed was Jacek Stopa (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2340).
Frederick Litchfield (🇦🇺 AUS, FM, 2136) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Masaki Horikawa (4.5) and Jacek Stopa (4.5). Litchfield won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: James Abhayaratna (1514) beat Olaoluwa Fasakin (1823), a +309-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Masaki Horikawa held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.5/6. Litchfield takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
Masaki Horikawa drew with FM Frederick Litchfield (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Masaki Horikawa | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2FMFrederick Litchfield | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMJacek Stopa | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Larry Cheng | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield, FrederickFM | 2136 | AUS | +17B | +7N | +10B | =2N | =3B | =6N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 17.50 | 2179 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Horikawa, Masaki | 1995 | AUS | +9B | +15N | +5B | =1B | +8N | −3N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 17.25 | 2166 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Stopa, JacekGM | 2340 | POL | F | +23B | +4N | +13B | =1N | +2B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 15.75 | 2356 | +1.0 |
| 4 | Anup Kumar, Vihaan | 1894 | AUS | +22B | =6N | −3B | =7N | +13B | +15N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 2004 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Fasakin, Oladoyin | 1963 | NGR | +13B | +11N | −2N | +28B | =14B | =8N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1881 | -7.8 |
| 6 | Li, HuiCM | 2041 | MAC | +12N | =4B | +21N | F | +10B | =1B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 13.25 | 2128 | +9.4 |
| 7 | Fasakin, Olamide | 1827 | AUS | +32N | −1B | +9N | =4B | =12N | +21B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1875 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Eleutherios, Thomas | 1934 | AUS | +18N | =21B | +25B | +14N | −2B | =5B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1958 | +11.6 |
| 9 | Cheng, Larry | 1706 | AUS | −2N | +32B | −7B | +16N | +22B | +14N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1880 | +53.2 |
| 10 | Yin, Wenlin | 1964 | AUS | +31N | +26B | −1N | +23B | −6N | +12B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1993 | +5.8 |
| 11 | Abhayaratna, James | 1514 | AUS | +20N | −5B | =12N | =24B | +23N | +25B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1865 | +104.0 |
| 12 | Radisich, Matt | 1745 | AUS | −6B | +30N | =11B | +25N | =7B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1739 | -1.4 |
| 13 | Ingham, Glenn | 1680 | AUS | −5N | +27B | +19B | −3N | −4N | +28B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1738 | +3.6 |
| 14 | Siva Sankaran, Anup Kumar | 1871 | AUS | =24N | +29B | +26N | −8B | =5N | −9B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1762 | -15.0 |
| 15 | Macmullin, Owen | 1758 | AUS | +27N | −2B | =16N | =21B | +24N | −4B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1707 | -13.2 |
| 16 | Pavlidis, Alexi | 1623 | AUS | F | =19N | =15B | −9B | +28N | +20N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1769 | +15.4 |
| 17 | Esposito, David | 1746 | AUS | −1N | +18B | −28N | +29B | −21N | +24B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1930 | +17.4 |
| 18 | Cooper, Matt | 1677 | AUS | −8B | −17N | +32B | +19N | F | +22N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1807 | +34.8 |
| 19 | Bhatt, Netra Raj | 1789 | NEP | =29N | =16B | −13N | −18B | =26N | +30B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1586 | -32.2 |
| 20 | Fasakin, Olaoluwa | 1823 | AUS | −11B | −22N | =29N | +27B | +31N | −16B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1444 | -96.0 |
| 21 | Yang, Teng | 0 | AUS | F | =8N | −6B | =15N | +17B | −7N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Cheng, Jerry | 1673 | AUS | −4N | +20B | −23N | +26B | −9N | −18B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1659 | -4.4 |
| 23 | Albert, Max | 1775 | AUS | +28B | −3N | +22B | −10N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1639 | -15.8 |
| 24 | Yu, Leiming | 1663 | AUS | =14B | −25N | +31B | =11N | −15B | −17N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1557 | -17.0 |
| 25 | Lakshman, Emmanuel | 1518 | AUS | F | +24B | −8N | −12B | +27N | −11N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1517 | -4.4 |
| 26 | Butler, Brian J | 1831 | AUS | +30B | −10N | −14B | −22N | =19B | =31N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1633 | -31.0 |
| 27 | Desai, Hakoo S | 0 | AUS | −15B | −13N | +30B | −20N | −25B | +29N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Nelson, James | 0 | AUS | −23N | F | +17B | −5N | −16B | −13N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Luyen, Andy | 1472 | AUS | =19B | −14N | =20B | −17N | −30N | −27B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1520 | +5.6 |
| 30 | Rawat, Aarav | 1570 | AUS | −26N | −12B | −27N | F | +29B | −19N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1516 | -12.0 |
| 31 | Quek, Alex | 1681 | AUS | −10B | F | −24N | F | −20B | =26B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1498 | -32.0 |
| 32 | Woollard, Kelvin | 1535 | AUS | −7B | −9N | −18N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 937 | -14.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Abhayaratna, JamesAUS+104.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Cheng, LarryAUS+53.24.0 pts · #4
- 3Horikawa, MasakiAUS+52.44.5 pts · #1
- 1Fasakin, OlaoluwaAUS-96.02.5 pts · #23
- 2Bhatt, Netra RajNEP-32.22.5 pts · #16
- 3Quek, AlexAUS-32.00.5 pts · #31
- R1+309 Elo gap
- R5+261 Elo gap
- R6+200 Elo gap